Talking-machine.



J. c. ENGLHSH.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR- 24. NHL RENEWED NOV- 29, .1913- Ll96fi%o Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

WITNESSES JOHN ENGLISH, 01F CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGJN'OR T vrcron 'rnnmve MACME COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented drug. 2%, rain Application filed March 24, 1911, Serial Ito. 616,665. Renewed. November 29, 1913. Serial Ito. M3357.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN C. ENGLISH, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the city of Camden, county of Camden, and

State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Talking- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in talhn'g machines as will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevation partly in vertical central section of a talking machine constructed in accordance with this invention and Fig. 2 a fragmentaryperspective of a portion of the same. lteferring to the drawings, one embodiment of this invention comprises a substantially rectangular cabinet" or inclosure 1, including two vertical parallel side walls 2 and 3, a vertical backwall 4, a top horizontal wall 5 and bottom horizontal wall 6. These exterior Walls of the casing are preferably made of wood and may be comparatively thick, as is usual in such cabinets to protect the inclosed mechanism. The front of this cabinet is closed by one or more vertical doors connected to the side walls of the cabinets by hinges ll, to swing outwardly as is usual.

A vertical screen is arranged within the cabinet adjacent and parallel to the doors 10 when closed. This screen comprises a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally extending slats 16 which are constructed and arranged to conceal the interior of the cabinet from view when the doors 10 are open, but to permit of the free transmission of sound waves outwardly through the spaces between the slats. The screen extends horizontally the full distance between the side walls 2 and 3, and vertically the full distance between the top wall 5 and the bottom wall 6 of the cabinet.

A horizontal turn-table 20 is arranged above the top wall 5 of the cabinet and is rotatively mounted upon the. upper end of a vertical spindle 21 which projects freely through the central portion ofthe upper wall 5 and extends downwardly into the interior of the cabinet. This spindle 2l is rotatively mounted in a frame 22 dependingfrom the central portion of the vertical 55 wall 5.

For actuating the turn-table 20, suitable mechanism25 is arrangedwithin the cabinet preferably depending from the frame 22 and 1S operatively connected to the spindle 2l. to

A sound box or sound reproducer of any well-known or suitable construction is arranged above the turn-table 20. This sound box carries, as usual, a stylus 31 adapted to cooperate with a record 32 carhe ried by the turntable.

For supporting the sound box 30 to swing horizontally across the face of the record 32 and to be vertically movable into and out of operative position with respect to the record, l the sound box is movably connected to the free end of a hollow tone arm 35 with which it communicates. The outer end of the tone arm 35 is rotatively connected to the upper hollow cylindrical end 36 of a downwardly 7 5 extending hollow rigid bracket 37 which extends from above the cabinet freely downwardly through an aperture 38 provided therefor in the top wall 5 of the cabinet, the

major portion of the bracket being inclosed or surrounded by the cabinet and rigidl secured to the under surface of the top Wa 5 in any suitable manner;

ln the construction illustrated, the sound box 30 is connected to one end of a tube 4:0

the other end of which is pivotally connected on a horizontal axis with the free end of the tone arm 35 with which the sound box communicates through the tube 40. The

tone arm preferably tapers about a horizontal axis outwardly toward its free end and the inner larger end of the tone arm is preferably turned downwardly through an arc of 90 degrees and terminates in a cylindrical end which is rotatively connected in any well known or suitable manner on a fixed vertical axis with the upper cylindrical end of the hollow bracket 37 with which it communicates.

The hollow bracket 37 is preferably unii013 in the cabinet substantially in the form of an elbow curved longitudinally through an arc of substantially 90 degrees and terminates at its larger end in'a transversely rectangular and forwardly flaring socket integral therewith. This socket comprises two vertical horizontally spaced flanges or. walls 45 which diverge forwardly. and the upper ends of which are connected by a horizontal flange or plate 46, and the lower ends of which are connected by a longitudinally horizontal flange 47 which is inclined transversely downwardly in a forward direction. The bracket 37 is preferably rigidly clamped to the inner surface of the top wall 5 by means of screws 48 extending downwardly through the wall and threaded into the horizontal fiat upper surface of the flange 46 of the bracket, the flange being extended to form a suitable flat base for this purpose.

For amplifying the sound waves within the cabinet 1 after they are transmitted from the sound box through the hollow bracket 37, three sounding boards 50, 51 and 52 are entirely supported by the hollow bracket 37 and extend freely within the cabinet 1 upon three sides respectively of the actuating mechanism 25, forming a tapering channel 53 in which the actuating mechanism depends. This channel 53 is rectangular and substantially U-shaped in cross section and its longitudinal axis is inclined downwardly in a forward direction and lies in a vertical plane parallel to the side walls 2 and 3 of the cabinet.

The three sounding boards 50, 51 and 52 extend from the hollow bracket 37 forwardly and are supported -entirely by the socket at the forward end of the bracket. The front end edges 54 of these three boards lie in a vertical plane parallel to and slightly in the rear of the plane of the inner surface of the screen 15. Two, 50 and 51, of these sounding boards extend in vertical planes diverging forwardly from the hollow bracket 37,"the rear edges of these boards being secured against the inner surfaces of the vertical flanges 45 of the bracket respectively in any suitable manner, and these boards forming the side walls of the channel 53. The upper edges 55 of these diverging sidewalls are preferably substantially parallel to and spaced slightly below the under surface of the top wall 5 of the cabinet, and their lower edges 56 are preferably inclined forwardly and downwardly and terminate at their frontends slightly above the upper surface of the bottom wall 6 of the cabinet. The other sounding board, 52, abuts against and connects the lower edges of the two vertical sounding boards 50 and 51 to which it is secured in any suitable manner, forming thebottom of the channel 53. This latter sounding board 52 is secured at its rear edge against the upper surface of the lower flange 47 of the hollow bracket 37 and terminates at its front edge slightly above the bottom wall (5 of the cabinet and slightly in .fully understood at this the rear of the inner surface of the screen 15. By this construction the sounding boards 50, 51 and 52 are secured to the bracket at their rear edges only, and project freely within the cabinet from the hollow bracket 37, the hollow bracket 37 thus forming the sole support for the three sounding boards 50, 51 and 52, and also, as hereinbefore described, forms the sole support for the hollow tone arm 35 to which the sound box 30 is pivoted. The hollow bracket 37 is alsosupported at one end only, as hereinbefore described. This arrangement also provides a sound re roducer in combination with a sound ampli er comprising the tapering 'tone arm 35, the hollow flaring bracket 37 and the sounding boards 50, 51 and 52 which are, with. the exception of .the single flange 46 of the hollow bracket, out of contact with any part of the cabinet and are free to respond more readily to sound vibrations than would otherwise be the case.

As all of the advantages and all of the theories in respect to this device may not be time, applicant reserves the right to supplement this disclosure by further statements in this respect,

'should this be found desirable.

Although only a single form has been illustrated in which this invention may be embodied, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the-particular construction shown, but may be applied in other forms to meet various conditions, without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described this invention, I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. The combination with a cabinet, of a 'hollow longitudinally taperin bracket secured at its larger end to said cabinet and having its major portion inclosed by said cabinet, and a sound box arm communicating with and entirely supported by the smaller end of said bracket, the said bracket and said sound box arm forming a sound conduit projecting freely through a. wall of said cabinet.

2. A talking machine comprising a cabinet, a hollow bracket extending freely through a wall of said cabinet and having its major portion inclosed by and secured to said cabinet, and a sound box arm arranged outside of said cabinet and'communicating with and entirely supported by said bracket.

3. A talking machine comprising a cabinet, a hollow bracket extending freely through a wall of said cabinet and having its major portion inclosed by and secured to said cabinet, a sound box' arm arranged outside of said cabinet and communicating with and entirely supported by said bracket and sound amplifying means arranged within said cabinet and entirely supported by said bracket. m

4. A talking machine comprising a cabinet, a hollow bracket secured to a wall of said cabinet and having its major portion inclosed by saidcabinet and a sound box arm and sound amplifying means entirely supported by and communicating with each other through said bracket, and forming therewith a sound conduit projecting freely through said wall.

5. A talking machine comprising the com bination with a cabinet, of hollow sound amplifying means extending within said cabinet and having an open side extending longitudinally of said means and arranged adjacent to, but spaced from a wall of said cabinet.

6. A talking machine comprising the combination with a cabinet including a substantially horizontal top wall of sound amplifying means arranged within said cabinet,

said means'having an open side facing and spaced from said top wall and an open de-, livery end arranged transversely of said open side. y

7. In a talking machine *the combination with an-inclosure, of hollow sound amplifying means extending within said inclosure, said means comprising three sounding boards arranged to form a channel having an open side through which said channel communicates with the space surrounding said means, and an open delivery end.

8. A talking machine comprising an in-.

closure provided with an outlet in one wall thereof, and hollow sound conducting means extending within said inclosure and arranged to transmit sound waves through said outlet, said sound conducting means having an open side extending longitudinally thereof and facing and spaced from a wall of said inclosure.

9. A talking machine comprising an inclosure, a hollow bracket extending freely through a wall of said inclosure and secured to and having its major portion within said inclosure, hollow sound amplifying means carried by said bracket, a rotary record support outside of said inclosure, sound reproducing means arranged to cooperate with said support and communicating with said sound amplifying means through'said bracket,and actuating mechanism for said support within said amplifying means.

10. A talking machine comprising aninclosure including a front upwardly extending wall provided with an outlet, hollow sound conducting means arranged within said inclosure to transmit sound waves through said outlet and having an open side facing another wall of said inclosure and spaced therefrom, sound reproducing means arranged outside of said inclosure and communicating with said sound conducting said inclosure, actuating mechanism ar-' ranged within said inclosure in said sound conducting means and operatively connected to said support, and a screen arranged in said outlet to conceal said actuating mecha- IllSIIl. s

11. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet roviding a compartment, of a sound ampli er inclosed in said compartment and including a quadrangular sounding-board restrained at two meeting edges and having two meeting edges free.

12. The. combination with a cabinet providing a compartment, of sound amplifying means inclosed in said compartment and including a sounding-board having a free longitudinal edge and a free transverse edge, and sound reproducing means communicating with .said sound amplifying means.

' 13. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet providing a compartment, of a hollow longitudinally tapering bracket secured at its larger-end to said cabinet and having its major portion inclosed in said compartment, and a hollow sound box arm mounted to oscillate on and communicating with the smaller end of'said bracket, and forming with said bracket a sound conduit pro ecting freely through a wall of said compartment.

14:. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet. providing a'compartment, of a hollow bracket rigidly secured to said cabinet and providing an elongated sound passage, the major portion of said bracket being inclosed in said compartment, and a portion of said bracket projecting freely through an aperture provided therefor in a wall of said compartment, a hollow movable sound box arm arranged outside of said compartment and entirely supported by said bracket and communicating with said passage, and hollow sound amplifying means within said compartment and entirely supported by said bracket and communicating through said passage with said sound box arm.

15. In atalking machine, the combination with a cabinet providing a compartment, of

a hollow longitudinally tapering bracket rigidly secured adjacent its larger end to said cabinet, the larger end of said bracket being arranged in said compartment and the smal er end of said bracket projecting freely through an exterior wall of said compartment, a hollow sound box arm outside of said compartment and mounted to oscil late on the smaller end of said bracket, and sound amplifying means extending within said compartmentand communicatlng with m the larger end of said bracket.

16. A talking machine comprising a cas ing, sound amplifying means terminating in a delivery end projecting freely in the interior of the said casing. and forming a sound conduit having an open side and an open end, and actuating mechanism for said machine located in said casing and in said conduit. V

17. In a talln'ng machine, the combination with acabinet, of a hollow sound conducting and amplifying member comprising a swinging arm outside the cabinet, a bracket within said cabinet upon which said arm is mounted and supported, a hollow vibratory body supported on said bracket and ex- 

